Rachel & Johnny, now getting to celebrate their engagement session. You see, I met Rachel and Johnny at Indie Wed in Kansas City, a really fabulous low key and intimate bridal show. Someone sent them over, “You have to go talk to Jana, she got married in Grand Lake, Colorado too!” The world aligned and […]

I love photographing couples at places that mean something to them. Places where they spend their time or where they grew up. For Kelly & Sara, they loved being outdoors at Loose Park with their puppies, it’s the neighborhood Sara grew up in, and they love this park! (As we all do right)? One of the […]

The beautiful Whitney & Jeff, celebrated their engagement with a Beloved session at some of their favorite places in Kansas City. They love the crossroads area and it was so fun for me…. I introduced them to the stunning Kansas City cityscape view atop the Liberty Memorial for their first time. You couldn’t even tell […]

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a puppy, (why has this not been added in the song yet) then comes a baby in a baby carriage. One of my favorite couples. I’ve seen their story and their family grow from the beginning, and that’s one of my FAVORITE things about my job. To look […]

My very sweet and very well rounded friend Greta I play volleyball with in some women’s leagues in Kansas City…. her and her husband just celebrated a “Cinco De Mayo” 1st year wedding anniversary. And Greta’s parents also celebrated not 1, not 10, but “50” years of being married together. What a beautiful thing. I […]

It doesn’t get more spring like than a walk through the freshness of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Memorial Garden in Kansas City. It sits right at the front of the Nelson Atkins Museum and is surrounded with Kansas City’s finest. With rows of perfect floral design, and every color of flower and green you can imagine. […]

This is my GORGEOUS friend Melissa, and her handsome husband Shay. They have been married for EIGHT years… and Melissa just told me last fall that they had NEVER had professional pictures together (other than their wedding day of course). :::jaw drops::: You see, this is about the craziest thing I’ve heard, because Melissa herself […]

Ashley & Jordan seriously lucked out with one of those days in the fall that everyone wants their Beloved session or wedding to fall on. The colors were so ripe and the weather was my favorite, 70’s. We didn’t just stylize a shoot.. the truck was from grandpa, and Jordan and his family spent time […]

You heard me right! Eli is riding his road bike 600+ miles from Kansas City to Colorado to the divine woman he loves more than his words can describe. A health guru, 600+ miles is almost a breeze to him. A blogger, Bethany shared some really great things with me about how they met, fell […]

Amy and her continuous adorable laughter + Mark with his “kindergarten grin” as Amy would say it. These two have nothing less than pure fun in their relationship. I say Amy wins at their balloon fight. Just because she has longer hair and it shows more static means very little in terms of who conquers […]

  Hear what some Beloved members are saying: “To celebrate 30 years of marriage Bruce and I decided to have professional photographs taken to capture our outdoor spirit.  Our main objective was to achieve great photos of the two of us taken in a beautiful setting.  When we contacted Jana Marler to be our photographer […]